CRAFTDOC

Tired of cutting out petals?  Then this quick and easy technique is for you. 

1.  Punch a 3/4 inch circle from a sticky note.

2.  Place circle in the center of a 4 inch square of Whisper White cardstock.

3.  Stamp 7 outline petals from Pick a Petal around the circle.  If you mount the point of the petal right to the edge of your block, it is easy to stamp it right in the center of the circle.  You may have to play with this a bit to get the spacing right, but then you can crank them out really quick.

4.  Remove the mask and stamp the outline circle in its place.

5.  To add color, get out your larger aqua painter and just pull ink from the outlines into the center of the flower and each petal.

Stamp set is Pick a Petal - coming in July.  The finished card uses Not Quite Navy and Cameo Coral Ink.  Cardstock is Not Quite Navy, Blue Bayou, Basic Black and Groovy Guava.  Brads are from the Earth Elements.  Sentiment is from Hugs & Wishes- coming in July.

I’m finding this set a little difficult to work with.  The build a flower idea is great, but I’m not sure if I like my first  cards.  I did find some fun things to play with:

1. The flower centers make a nice background.

2. You can punch out a 1 1/4 or 3/4 inch circle to use as a center as well.

3.  Little Pieces and Big Pieces make a nice center too.

4.  Stamp the open petal on designer paper - cool!

5.  Flip alternate petals over to the other side - cool again!

6.  Add a rhinstone brad - cool to the nth degree!

7.  Other ideas to try: make ladybugs, dragonflies, etc.

I used Purely Pomegranate cardstock and Rose Red, Not Quite Navy Ink.

Sentiment is from Hugs & Wishes - coming in July.